But flanker Denton said: "The overall performance was nothing short of awesome. The boys really fronted up physically.

“In
the past we have focused a lot on attack, but we want to be a team that
stops the others scoring and we did that really well.

“We are finally starting to get there. I was so proud of the defence.”

Edinburgh made more than 100 successful tackles and missed only two. The only negative was their failure to turn late
pressure into a fourth bonus-point try, which would have boosted their quest to earn a consolation place in the Amlin Cup quarter-finals.

Glasgow
coach Gregor Townsend reckons the 15-10 win over Exeter, Warriors’ first Heineken Cup victory in England, has set up the biggest home match
in their history.

Glasgow now face champions Toulon at Scotstoun on Saturday hoping to reach the quarter finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.

Fetu’u
Vainikolo Townsend scored the Scots side’s only try against Exeter and Toony said: “We’ve got nothing to lose. It will be the biggest game we’ve ever played on home turf.”